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The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-13

to do the Arthur Richmond, rather ilattcr my
self that there would he no question as TO tie
authorship. never held bad man up to ridi
culc OF abuse, unless II was TO attack the sys-
TEN that made the man possible. In ninety
nine cases out OF hundred the wrong done is
a mere product Of what the precious public has
created through its vicious ignorance Take,
for example, the late Tweed. Instead OF at.
tacking the miserable system that made Tweed
possible, the system was left aud Tweed
killed, To-day New York is sending, in the
shape of aldermen, many little Twccds to the
pcnitentiary, while the system that made them
remains intact.
The American Junius must find different
methods from the stiltcd vtupcraion INDUCED
in 10y England's historical fraud IL he ia to at
tract public attention With our Senate turned
into a club of vulgar rich, our House of Repre-
scntativcs delegated stupidity, not u solitary
trust fund left unstolcn In all the land. and
with labor branded with tin badge and hell.
punch, for a man TO devote himself, in solemn
stiltcd phrase, to abusing wroug-docrs, fatigucs
the public and justiics that playcdout bore, the
chestnut bell Coun, me out, please. Yours
sincerely, DoNS Pt,Tr,
suppose shall have to accept Mr.. Piatt's
demurrer; but, nevertheless the style of his let
| ter and the style of "Arthur Richmond are so
| much alike that am left little In doubt still
| as to the identity Of the two men
WILLIAM 7 e. SuNNES
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-13
TELEPHONE NOTES.

Great interest centred In the personnel of the
counsel engaged IN the great telephone contest
which has been argued for two weeks In the
supreme Court The magnificent management
of the Bell case in the Circuit Courts caused
special interest in the counsel for that side.
The first inquiry by every stranger was for Mr..
James u. Sturrow That gcntlemans face is
new in the Supreme Court, but his reputation
had preceded him and his name is familiar to
all Interested in the controversy. II has come
to he understood that he has been the "anchor
man. in the tug Of war between the Bell Com.
pany and its opponents. His argument com
mandcd the closest attention of the court unl
the spectators. lleis quiet speaker, evidently
not in robust health, and making himself heard
with difficulty. His able colleagues are Mr.. T..
y. Dickcrson, Of New York. and Chaunccy
Smith, Of Boston. They have national rcpu.
taton, aud their faces are familiar in the S,l.
preme Court room. Much interest was mani
Tested in hearing Mr. Dckerson, who is known
as leader of the patent law bar and whose
arguments always attract the greatest attention
The appellants were represented by an i'm
incnsc array of counsel from all parts of the
country. They are all able lawyers aud com
manded careful attention from the crowded
audiences which heard them. Don NJ Dickcn
son, of Detroit, who, II is understood, is st
"solid'' with the President as to control Michi
gan appointments. was probably heard witt
more interest than any of the counsel ON that
side. The other lawyers were Mr. James
MaInnllcr. ol boston, Mf brosNcncf u. Low
| rey, of New York: Mr.. Lysauder llill formerl,
| of Washington, now of Chicago; Mr. Causter
| Browne, of Boston, who is recognized as one o
the ablest patent lawyers in the country; Mr.
! Wheeler II. Peckham, of New York. well KNOW
\ in connection with the prosecution of the Twcet
case; Mr.. w. w Kcr. Of Philadelphia whc
! was one of the attorneys who represented th'
| United States in the Star Route cases, and Mr.
| Charles Y. Crosby, of New York.
| One day Mr. Lysander Hill complained he
| fore the Supreme Court of the limited time al
lowed counsel for argument, when Justic,
| Miller replied that sin his twenty-five years cx
| pericnce on the bench of that court there hat
never yet been case where So much time n
| two weeks had been granted The great i'm
| portance of this case will he better understood
| by the fact that the interests based on the Bel
| patents is now worth over SlOO,0OO000.
| Mr.. +. {. Crawford, chief of the Washington
bureau of the New York Il'orid is clcvc
artist as well as an accomplished journalist. Ii
the Supreme Courtroom recently he made
very accurate but hasty sketch OF Mr.. Storroy
while that gentleman was making his argument
Whether this portrait will I've reproduced in ''
quarter of million" copies of the World o
will he placed in the artists private Scraphool
remains to he seen.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-13
RICH BY ADOPTION.
How Tandem Driver Game by His None,

How Tandem Driver Game by His Money.
The appearance Of young Washington, son OF
the popular Pay Director, handling the rcins ON
u Tandem dog cart has oi lat" created consider
nbe sensation among the younger fishionnbcs.
The rise Ia wealth Oi this young man Is like tale
from the Arabian Nights, for his money did not
come by inheritance, but from II freak OF fancy
on thc part oi nm old and wealthy New York
bachelor.
This gentleman made the acquaintance years
ago of young Washington at n New England re-
sort where his father was stationed, and while the
son To he 50 favored 10y fortune was little golden
haired boy. Thithcr came the New Yorker III his
yacht. lie took n great fancy to the boy and hnd
him with him on some short cru ses, lnndc him
many presents and wound mp by Offering "a
adopt him aud take him to liycat hisrcsdcncc ON
Fifth avenue, To this the parents at length con-
sented. and II handsome settlement was made
upon the boy. As he grew up, II Is said, hcdcycl-
Ope1 II desire 10 have his own way, and there was
some cstrangcincnt between him and his patron
He is now of age, and while his veteran bcnriuc
tor may not eventually make him his sole heir
as he AT one time intended, he hus an inCom,
from the original settlement which enables him
"a live handsomely In this city.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-13

The grand closing attempt of Bells counsc
to excite the fearful sympathy Of the Supreme
Court for his client was the most ridiculous in.
cident of the telephone cases last week. Bell
has made an enormous fortune out of his mo
nopoly, has ruihlessly crushed out all competi
tors, and has refused To accept the Use of vau-
able and convenient improvements because his
profits would he diminished thereby To cx
hbit him as a poor, persecuted wretch, and
compare him to Palissy, Watt or other martyrs
70 great idea, goes to the very depths of al
surditv
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-13
Deaths Concealed.
n,,t,,l,t, fI',utth

Count Beusl, in his memoirs, tells rather n
grim story of how Count Brunnow concealed
his wifc's death for three days, keeping, mean
while, the body IN lee In order that the dsclos-
urc of the melancholy event should not east u
shadow ON the festivities then IN progress In the
inburgh and the Archluchcss Marie. II Is not
generally known that, for similar reasons, the
death of the late Prince Abrccht Of Prussia,
Kaiser Wilhelu.'S brother, was kept concealed
for longer period The Prince actually died
on the eve Of the visit TO Berlin Of the Car and
the Emperor of Austria in The autumn of lsi2
That visit lasted for week, and 1t was not
until the pOtentaies had quilted Prussian soil
and the echo of the festivities had died away
that Prince Albrccht was proclaimed dead, and
the mourning for him began Here, therefore
are two prccedents for the Tories Of Plymouth
cyniCally conGcaling the news Of the death OF
Lord lilcslcgl until thcy had finished thcil
ball,
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-13
GOOD WORDS.
Pleasant Greetings from Our Esteemed Com
temporarics.

Pleasant Greetings from Our Esteemed Com
tempOrarics.
From the Washington Post.
THE SUNDAY HERALD appeared yesterday i'll II
new dress of type and presented neat and hand
some appearance. This evidence oi prosperity
elected many complimentary remarks.
From the Washington Critic
our esteemed sunday contemporary, THr
HERALD, appeared yesterday in u brand-ncw and
very handsome dress. indicating not only the
best OF mechanical taste on the pnrt of the propric-
tors. but their increasing and wrll-mcritcd pros
perity. THE HERALD is n good paper right
straight along and deserves well of the Washing
ton public.
From the Evening star
The SUNDAY HERALD appears in II new dress
and with various Improvement in arrangement,
and new features of interest, adding no little Ia
the attractivcn"ss Oi this sterling and popular
weekly
From the National Republican,.
The Washington SUNDAY HERALD looks mag.
niiiccntly in it, new spring dress.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-13

1t is to be hoped the next Secretary of the
Treasury will I've one not quite closely con.
nected in interest with the national banks
The country does not want the old United
States Bank regime revived under new name.
Andrew jackson would scarcely have called
Nicholas Bidde, for instance. to the head Of the
Treasury Department.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-13
III. Richmond and Danyilie II. II. once.

The officers Oi the ItiChmOnd and Dunyillu
IluirOnd Company have received no instructions
Ia give up their pleasant quarter here In their
building, formerly the RepuhiioaHs, corner
Pennsy ylyania avenue and Thirteenth street, and
remove back to Richmond, Notwithstanding the
fact that the capital in It's last issue says that
building was "yHcnnt' II would br great pity
II the new directors of the Richmond and Dan
willie system should decide To have the hcnIIunr
tiers IN Richmond, ns II paper al that city stHtrs
Is likely 10 bc the case Tor apart from the loss "a
Washington OF these p,ninl gcnilcInrn ~ citi-
lcns, the building II most nlhgninccntly iittCd uI
aud adapted for the headquarters Of n great rail,
IOnd office. II is hardly ckccllcd 10y any railroad
Office In the country In this respect. The Wash.
ingtOn. Ohio and Western Division ui the Pied
mont Air Line hus improved very much and j. still
improving under the ltichmond aud DanNillcsys-
TEN, ana Its business and profits hay,
corIcA pondingy increased which makes h
very gratifying result The varions branches
oi the Richmond und DanNillc system
represent about seven Thousand miles Oi
rullrOud-ono OF the biggest railroad organilu,
fl0ns IN the country and II h Ia hc hoped that
the main offices aud chici officers have come hero
10 stay,
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-13

The New York sun speaks Of our "Lounger's'
statement that Presidcn, Cleveland used strong
language about the Cincinnati Enquirer as
'calumnious and wrong" Wrong, perhaps.
because our contributor may have been misin-
formed. hut not "cnlumnious;" that phrase can
not properly be applied to this Journal,
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-13
THE TURF.
Notcs and Gossip from Ivy city.


Almost every horscman in town has n differ
ont winner for the suburban
w. b, Jennings says; 1--WE have thrccc SUI
burban candidates here and none of them are
out of H. OF the lot Boazis probably the best.
w p. Burch; "lf Troubadour is saved for
this race he will win, but he will probably start
in thc Brooklyn Handicap, and so set penalty.
With him out, don't see how they are to beat
Savanac II he comes to the post III.
Jack Joyncr "1oo carly TO pick now, hut
my choice IS between thrcc-ilousatonic Exile
and Ponticon
Bun Bryan: I'VE can tell better after dccla.
ration day, bu, as It looks now II. rs either Pom
tico or Gonfnlcn."
II {, Dltmas; II must stand 10y the Beach
and cast my vote for the great Exile"
Jim Bryan; "Poutico ~Ist, last, aud all the
time"
Mr. Henry Clay DItmas, the T,uf correspond
cnt aud owner VI Portland, was In town last
week. and after looking the grounds over de
cldcd not to bring his stable for the present
The horses at wv City have nearly all been
shod, and are ready for track work as soon as
the weather permits,
Tuesday McMahon's string walked around
the outside Of the track for an hour, and the
two-ycarold brother to Frank Ward gave his
"iockn all he wanted to do to keep his saddle.
Jennings says his Noltigucr ycarlings In
| Illinois are the hcst-looking colts In the
country.
The wcllbrcd horse Emmett by Enquirer,
dam Mariposa, has broken down and is for sale
cheap.
! Jack Joyuer has atwo-ycar-old Mortimer colt
! that is almost as large as old Corsair, and II
takes two men To put hridlc on him.
Davis and Hall will have Ninton taken NJ
and try to train him this season. If he won
stand training Mr.. Davis will give him to
friend in West Virginia.
Joe McMahon's colt by Glcnmore, dam Mat
tie Corbcti has lost his right eye.
Jimmy Lee will send representative to pre-
pare stable for his horses this week.
Sunday morning visitors nt the track are be
coming more numerous
w. B. Jennings colt stanton, by litleton
dam Mysticaiion, Is very ILL., Jennings fear
he will not recover.
Secretary Lawrence, of the Shccpshcad Ba
Club, has been IN town for the past few days,
II is understood the track will he put in oric
for work the coming week
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-13

The jury that convicted West are entitled to
the thanks of the community for adding to the
security OF homes and dcfenseless women
against midnight providers. Now let West get
the heaviest sentence the law permits. The
"chaotic-condition.of- mind" dodge is played
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-13

The foreign policy of this Administration has
way of turning UP in the right place at the
right time that is intensely annoying to- its
would-he censurs.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-13

The windy month Of March is approaching,
and the streets are still full of dangerous heavy
swinging signs, for the existence of which there
is not the slightest excuse.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-13
LITERARY NOTES.

The iull holiday numbers of Uidc iwdhe this
year have uvcriowcd into the February issue,
for we find the opening story Christmas tulc by
katherine Mcdowell Rice, why the Dolls Name
was Never Changcd;" and another beautiful chap
ter oi the "Longfcllow Literature" is given:
"Longfcllow and his Children" by the poets
brother, Rev. samuel longtcllow Mrs. Fremont
this month concludes her bcwtching Tally ana
buster chronicles. Mrs. payis's La Rose
Blanche war-story," "Mnndy's Doll-party, brings
a most delightful Yankee soldier among the
Folk Ar dcnls with Tho Black Elves and
Miss Lewis's Famous Pets" with Pets At the
Early English Court" and is enriched with some
beautiful "vnndykes." The serial stories are
particularly enjoyable reading: "Rommus and
Rcmus" Is high comedy this month, "Montezu;
mas Gold Mines most exciting, "Howling Wolf
and his Trick-Pony" has perfectly delightful
adventure of the bright young Indian Ind, and
"A Young Prince OF Commerce" is quite worth
while in every family where there are boys 10 20
out in the world. Mrs. Bolton has II good paper
about Frances L. willard, Miss Hnrrisa practical
article. "Onc Lady's Way ot Teaching How To
Write Compositions and e. +. Holder one about
"Fresh-Wuter Turtles The new feature oi the
magazine, The Contributors and the Children.
is cmnently successful, being altogether read.
able" ID. Luthrup " Co. publishers. Boston.
Mass.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-13
Married twice in one Evening.

4 funny incident occurred In connection with
the wedding Oi Miss LiZlic Moran and Ellwood
Nixon In the church near Gulford, Va, Thurs
day week. II was the hrst couple the young
officiating minister hud ever Joined In happy
wcdlOck, and he evidently had little attack Of
"stugc fright, for, In course Oi the ceremony, he
asking the ludy II she would bc ~ true and faith
iul husband until drnth did them part, etc The
beautiful aud hushlng bride could not do else
than nod assent, seeing that the clergyman hud
forgotten his pnrt aud did not correct the error,
hut subsequently, al the house oi her parents to
quct, Shp told the minister thut she felt she was
only about halt married, whrrcupon the ccrt,-
mOiIy was gone through with n second time.
right. This Is probably the first couple ever
married twice in one evening in old Virginia on
anywhere cls" Tor that matter
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-13

Tue Indy who wore the largest hat ot the scu-
son was nt Prince Karl" The hat was ot CO.
lossal proportions and of complicated style of
architecture. Asa screen it, was II success. The
only noticeable thing about the wcarcr was
the fact that she chcwcd gum all the evening.
\ collection ut newspapers containing literature
relating to the theatre hat will he sent To her, nnd
package of tolu will hc offered her ns prize
g. i,,,,r tl
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-13

The handsome new type III which TnESuNpAY
HERALD appears is from the foundry of John
g. Mcugcl & Sons, of Baltimore
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-13
The "Oid Guards'" Carnival and Mart.

At last the final preparations have been com
plctcd for the opening Of the carnival and mart
Of the Veteran Corps. "Old Guard which will bc
held at Willard Hall for two weeks, commence
ing tomorrow night. Commissioner Webb will
open the proceedings. and, ms the object of the
tcrprisc is TO raise funds to rcplcnsh their uni
forms and equipments ns well as to create II MI
clcus Tor furnishing their new irlnory. II Is
have undertaken mny meet with II favorable and
iiattcring result. This morning the hall will he
thrown open t9thc members of the press to view
the exquisite and elaborate decorations.
Willard HILL has been transformed into busy
market scene. Hundreds OF colorcd lights, inter
spcrscd by trees and quaint stalls will make the
scene ap enchanting, one. The gaily decorated
stalls will correspond in color to the dresses to be
worn by the ladies', who, in the picturesque eos
tunes of the Roman peasants. will hold Tor sale
such articles ana wares us have been donated by
! the friends of the corps.
The proposed entertainment. however, will not
bc what Is termed Il fair. hut mart. place for
the sale of articles No solicitation of votes Will
be permitted upon the floor, ms il is the intention
] oil the committee To attract rather than keep or
| drive away the public. Single admission will be
charged, and season tickets can also he obtained
which, at the conclusion OF the carnival, may
hen henr something to his advantage, Several hours
clcs both Mt the stalls and ut the place devoted
to fortunate holders of paddles. after which the
carnival VIII open nnd scenes of mcrriment nnd
dancing prevail until the hour of closing The
inner man will also he attended to, MS the stage
/ has been converted intou cafe Novelties will bt
| offered each evening
The following articles will be voted for: Din
mond and ruby pendant to amy Knight Tcmplur
| Noight 4 Hans bndgc to amy Knight of Labor
| diamond bnigc to amy popular bicycle member
decorated dinner set to any married lady assist
ant. pair of diamond earrings to any lady
| apistnnt, two diamond rings to any lady. highest
number Of votes first choice. second highest
number the other; two dolls to any child, sam,
as. for diamond rings; banjo open to ull. mccr
schnum pipe to most chronic growcr of th'
"Old Guard. silver centre piece to caterer, golt
watch to Ice driver, gold watch tonny messenger
or watchnun in Departments, beautiful sym
holcul crnzy quilt to amy member of til,
q. ~. r., uuld-hcndcd cane to any member of tn,
G. \. r.. fishing rod and reel to any fisherman
dress suit to order to most popular mail carrier
express uniform to any cmployr of express com
phny.
Let the appeal of the veterans to the public
be not in vain. The carnival and mart will civ,
our citizens who always have been willing {,
help their citizen military, an opportunity {,
testify their appreciation of the old boys wh'
wore the blue and still continue to do so. Thos
who wore the gray are assisting them.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-13

"Coi." fuEp GRAST, In an abusive answer to
some revelations about his father, says he never
"saw ANY signs of the weakness OF which Boyn-
"ton speaks" Perhaps the cN-coloncl docs not
consider inchrCty u "wcalulCss.'
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-13

We are glad 10 hear that there is fair pros
pect for the passage of the joint resolution in
the House changing Inauguration Day from the
Fourth of March to the last Tuesday in April.
This in the Centennial year comes on the day.
the Both of April, on which Washington was in-
augurated in 1880. The reasons in favor of this
change are many and obvious that public
opinion may he said To bc practically unnni.
nous in it's behalf II adds nearly two month,
70 the short sessions Of Congress and brings tn,
inauguration ceremonies in the most delightful
season of the year.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-13
llInIIn. Iini Gnnll.

Dolphus am a fine turkey yo got, lta-
tus Am II dry plckedY
Rastus-No, Dolphus, hit wah rainin' wcrl
had when l.picked dat bird.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-13

TnE SUNDAY HERALD, as is well known,
has ever advocated the highest standard of mo-
rality and tcmperancc-not that sort OF temper
ancc which would blindly tear down, without
rhyme or reason hut that other more sensible
advocacy which leads to temperance in all
things II is for this that we, in common with
all other citizens of Washington, voice the In
dignation that is generally felt at the uncallcd
for conduct of Police Officer Slack in entering
the private property of the Washington Schuo,-
zen Ncrcln aud forcing It's officers into the Po-
lice Court us violators OF sunday law. II
would bc absurd at this late dnytotcll our citi-
zcns Of what class OF men the association IL com
posed II has been recognized element Of SO.
cial aud cosmopolitan life for the last twenty.
five years. II has done is good share in huild-
ing up the city and contributing TO its present
prosperity II is In the same limo of instiiu.
tions as the West End Metropolitan Club, the
Cosmos, ar any other hightuncd, pcaccahlc or
ganiZaton. II is composed Of gentlemen who
own their property, and within their own circle
and that only, enjoy on Sunday all those things
which any private citizen has right tu enjoy
In his own home. II is high time oinstill Ger
tain amount of common sense into the heads OF
men whose fanaticism outruus their discretion,
We know there is no moro law-ahiding body Oi
men in the Distrc, than those composing the
Washington Schuctacn Norcn, aud We heartily
sympathiac with them, hut feel confident they
will bc honorably vndicatGl.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-13
WHAT MRS. GRUNDY SAYS.

That Mr.. James Brown Potter knew what size
was about when she read "Ostlcr JCr.'
Thut most people IN the swim will welcome
Ash Wednesday,
That theatre mirtIr- with nice little -uppCis
afterwards are considered the very Thing
That residents In Mats aud boafding-h houses ur"
the only ones who commend afternoon teas.
That the decorations arranged by small iOr the
Wrdn, ,lny C.ub's lIst cOtillnn wrro the most
tasteful ever seen IN Masonic Hall.
That the kis-rl-MOrgun wedding hud two
charming textures In tho exquisite music iur-
nirhcl hy kElusc's uTchI -tIH and the beautiful
iiUrHl work Of the Smulls,
That the talk Of Mormon lobby Is cheap re.
pOrtcrs bu-h
4 Foolish Pasiinc,
He was discussing tubOgganing with your
friend, Mis- smith, lust evening, and | was sur
priscd Ia learn, Mis- Ethcl, that she considered
the sport SHY.
she Yes, dear Clara's nose turns red upon the
slightest exposure ~ cold.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-02-13
On His Guard.

On HIS Guard.
Mrs. Wuybuck Upointing out one OF Buffalo
Bills cowboysl-What's that, John?
Mr.. Wuybnck ,who IL cogniz,int of the pcrs OF
Il great cityl-liush, Marian, don't yc say n
word. That must he one of them bronchO steer
crs what the newspapers says cheat people ont %
money.